Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Maid by Nita Prose

163 reviews

lyshbish's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A soft-hearted murder mystery that's perfect for anyone who loves Amelia Bedelia and unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Deportation, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

vireogirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Read it in one evening. Several chuckles. Nice to see a neurodiverse character. A bit cheesy at times but there were some twists I didn’t expect and a lovely message of embracing who you are. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

samburkhouse's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness, Infidelity, Bullying, Death of parent, Ableism, and Cancer

Minor: Deportation, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

anekk78's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Only minutes into this book it became one of my favorites ever! It is beautiful book about human relations with a murder sprinkled over. And the main character is an Eleanor Olyphant type character, you’ll either live her or hate her. 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Grief, Addiction, Death, Murder, Drug use, Death of parent, and Cancer

annaofjesup's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Deportation

nirellis's review against another edition

4.0

I tried so hard but honestly this book was a bit boring.
It felt more like a character study than a mystery which is what saved it for me. 
I loved the main character, she’s what kept me reading, and my guess is that she’s on the spectrum, however, what bothered me was that it was never really talked about  or stated that she is. She knew she was “different” and it’s talked about how she struggles with social cues, facial expressions, etc, but never stated why. It felt like a missed opportunity to come out and state that she’s on the spectrum and get some autism rep going. 
The pacing was also a bit off like a lot happened in the end but not much in the beginning and middle. 
Those are all my gripes with the book and because of Molly (the mc) this is a solid 4 star read. If she wasn’t as well realised and thought out this would’ve probably been a 3 star read. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Bullying

readingwithkt's review against another edition

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, and Grief

Minor: Drug use

bookishoptimist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I appreciate that the main character is neuro-divergent.  It made for an interesting twist on the typical murder mystery.  It was also informative on the struggles that someone whose behavior is considered abnormal might have to deal with on a day to day basis.  

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Bullying, and Torture

hannah_steven's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Deportation, and Domestic abuse

lex_l's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Grief, and Death